The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) is proud to host
the third 3L International Summer School on Language Documentation and
Description from Monday, 5 July to Saturday, 17 July, 2010. <br> <br>Registration
for the 3L Summer School is now open! For more information on the
program, courses, instructors, and more, please visit the 2010 3L
Summer School website located at: <br> <br><a href="http://www.hrelp.org/events/3L/leiden2010/index.html">http://www.hrelp.org/events/3L/leiden2010/index.html</a>. <br> <br>The
3L Summer School offers a variety of courses on all aspects of language
documentation and description for both future and novice field
linguists. Courses cover both practical and typological issues and
include: <br> <br>- Practical training in fieldwork methods and grammar writing <br>- Recording techniques and software for documentation, description and archiving <br>- In-depth courses on specific areas such as negation, tone, and kinship terminology <br>
- The documentation of endangered Sign Languages <br>- Courses investigating various aspects of languages found in Central and South America, Indonesia, Africa, and the Caucasus <br> <br>A
Student Conference will be held during the Summer School on Saturday,
10 July, 2010, giving students an opportunity to present their ideas or
research and receive feedback from their instructors and fellow peers. <br> <br>The
3L Summer School draws upon the extensive expertise of the three
organizing universities in the 3L Consortium: University of Lyon,
Leiden University and the School of Oriental and African Studies,
London. It builds upon the successes of the first 3L Summer School held
in Lyon in 2008, and the second 3L Summer School held in London in
2009. <br> <br>The 3L Summer School in 2010 will be followed by the
Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics, which will take
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Prof Peter K. Austin<br>Marit Rausing Chair in Field Linguistics<br>Department of Linguistics, SOAS<br>Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square<br>London WC1H 0XG<br>United Kingdom<br><br>web: <a href="http://www.hrelp.org/aboutus/staff/index.php?cd=pa">http://www.hrelp.org/aboutus/staff/index.php?cd=pa</a><br>